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Knobby

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Posted: June 30 2013 at 16:05

Yep.

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Posted: June 30 2013 at 16:02

95% of all rock came from blues, Prog was a conscious shift away from blues.

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Posted: June 30 2013 at 11:13

EchidnasArf wrote:

If you really listen, there are traces of blues in most prog rock, most commonly appearing through the ever-present use of the blues minor pentatonic and chromatic scales. That's where you'll hear the "blues" sound.

Exactly.

Deep Purple "Lazy".

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95% of prog came from bluesrock.

Listen to Offenbach double "Tabarnac" lp set for good blues organ.

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Posted: June 30 2013 at 11:07

When I read the title of this thread, the first thing that came to my mind was "Since I've been loving you" from Led Zeppelin. Really love that song.

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Posted: June 30 2013 at 10:53

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The_Jester wrote:

Some Yes tracks are really bluesy. Like I've seen all good people: it's a blues shuffle.

A bit of a tenuous connection though. I would describe that more as boogie (woogie optional!), along with the Tormato demo track "Money".

There is blues in Steve Howe, but it gets a bit lost amongst all the other influences and styles that make up Yes.

I believe I read in a recent interview that Steve Howe actually tried to stay away from blues.

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Posted: June 29 2013 at 23:22

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Posted: June 29 2013 at 17:12

Dean wrote:

I would nominate Groundhogs' Split (parts 1-4) - the title track from the split album is a Heavy-Psyche-Progressive-Blues epic

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Now playing: (in its entirety!)

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(one of my favorite rock albums ever ... magnificent guitar work! And after that ... gotta play ... Live Right from Black Diamond)

I still think of stuff like this as more than just its source, and a serious attempt to make it better and fit well next to the early blues folks ... the feeling is there, the wording is there, and the music is definitly there!

As for progressive?

I always thought Family/Streetwalkers were progressive and very nice ... but it was also quite influenced by a lot of things, though one could say that early family albums they might have been too stoned/ripped to know it any better, until you listen to "It's Only a Movie" and "Bandstand" ... this is serious music, and it fits progressive, though it sounds like magnificently written rock music all around!

Sometimes I wonder why we get stuck on Steve Howe, and then hear this guy ... and the only person that knows how to use effects better than McPhee would be Jimi ... or maybe even John Weinzierl from Amon Duul 2! Almost no one else, even comes close to being able to use it so well!

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Posted: June 29 2013 at 01:59

Here's an interesting turn on "progressive blues".

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Posted: May 30 2012 at 17:08

Dean, on Page 1 wrote:

I would nominate Groundhogs' Split (parts 1-4) - the title track from the split album is a Heavy-Psyche-Progressive-Blues epic

What?

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Posted: May 30 2012 at 15:34

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I haven't read the whole thread but I can definitely add Groundhogs!!
Very bluesy and still pretty progressive and very interesting with killer guitar stuff, highly recommended!

Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs! is a very good album. haven't liked much else from what I've heard though.

That's funny man, I have all their albums except for the first two, and I must say 'Who Will Save...' is their weakest album IMO. Of course Split and Hogwash are great but also Black Diamond is very strong, doesn't have any recognition around here. They were a great band!!

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Posted: May 30 2012 at 15:21

sagichim wrote:

I haven't read the whole thread but I can definitely add Groundhogs!!
Very bluesy and still pretty progressive and very interesting with killer guitar stuff, highly recommended!

Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs! is a very good album. haven't liked much else from what I've heard though.

Edited by irrelevant - May 30 2012 at 15:22

New album!
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Posted: May 30 2012 at 15:17

I haven't read the whole thread but I can definitely add Groundhogs!!
Very bluesy and still pretty progressive and very interesting with killer guitar stuff, highly recommended!
EDIT: oh oh just saw they were suggested, oh well...

Edited by sagichim - May 30 2012 at 15:22

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Posted: May 30 2012 at 12:36

Well, I feel like you guys are talking progressive blues rock, which is within the heavy prog and other random catagories...

BUT what about progressive REAL blues.

Blind Willie Mctell, Jimmy Johnson, etc. BUT prog versions of this kinda music.

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Posted: May 30 2012 at 12:28

I'm just listening to it for the first time right now, but what about Can's Tago Mago? There's quite a few down-to-earth, funky bass lines that would feel right at home on a swampy blues album. Same with some of the drum beats, not to mention the fact that the album is filled with pentatonic guitar licks.

EDIT: Okay, maybe the first half of Tago Mago.

I know I'm awakening an old thread, but the concept of progressive blues interests me; it's a combination of my two favorite music styles.

Edited by Ambient Hurricanes - May 30 2012 at 22:30

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Posted: September 06 2011 at 15:28

I'd say Colosseum fit the bill,

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Posted: September 06 2011 at 10:49

I think this qualifies:

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Posted: September 06 2011 at 09:59

Brainbox??

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Posted: September 06 2011 at 09:38

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Posted: September 06 2011 at 09:30

jammun wrote:

Broken record here, has anyone bothered to listen to Butterfield Blues Band's East-West (the song, particularly, the album in general). So much started with that album that it's sick. Do a Youtube search, there's a ton of versions there. I'll say it again, they probably belong here in some psych or pre-prog category.

"East-West" has to one be one of the most influential songs from the last half of the '60's. Bloomfield guitar work was groundbraking at the time. The album is a classic. 5 stars.

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Posted: September 03 2011 at 00:48

Broken record here, has anyone bothered to listen to Butterfield Blues Band's East-West (the song, particularly, the album in general). So much started with that album that it's sick. Do a Youtube search, there's a ton of versions there. I'll say it again, they probably belong here in some psych or pre-prog category.

Edited by jammun - September 03 2011 at 00:50

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